Feeding overlap in two sympatric species of Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) of the Atlantic Rain Forest

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-253

  Sabagh, Leandro T ^a   Carvalho e Silva, Ana M P T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Diet; Rhinella crucifer; Rhinella icterica

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BLATTARIA; BUFONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; ICTERICA; LEPIDOPTERA; OPILIONES; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 48949101734     PISSN: 01018175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-81752008000200013     Document Type: Article

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